2024 Agenda

August 27, 2024

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5:30pm

Rough N’ Tuff – Employee Appreciation Event & Kick-Off Party
Come celebrate the people of the oil & gas industry – the workforce! Sponsored by: Alaska Airlines, XTRATUF, Laborers Local 341, Alaska Industrial Hardware & Matanuska Brewing. Over $10,000 in door prizes, live music by ‘I Like Robots,’ free food & more!

2024 Conference Agenda —

August 28, 2024

Schedule is tentative and subject to change

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11:00am

Conference & Exhibit Hall Doors Open
Exhibit Hall – Sponsored by Hilcorp
Lanyards – Sponsored by ConocoPhillips Alaska
Conference Bags – Sponsored by ExxonMobil
Mobile App – Sponsored by GCI

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11:30am

Conference Opening

  • Welcome Remarks – AOGA Board Chair – Erec Isaacson, ConocoPhillips 
  • Safety Moment – Sponsored by Matson
  • Charity Overview – Catholic Social Services – Michelle Egan, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
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11:45am

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan – Video Address

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12:00pm

Opening Keynote Lunch – “Defending State’s Rights Against Federal Overreach”

  • Moderator: Jon Katchen, Holland & Hart
  • Attorney General Treg Taylor, State of Alaska
  •  Attorney General Liz Murrill, State of Louisiana
  •  Attorney General Marty Jackley, South Dakota
  •  Attorney General Kris Kobach, State of Kansas
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12:45PM

Project of the Year Award – Alyeska Pipeline Service Company – sponsored by Stoel Rives

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1:00pm

Exhibit Hall Break – sponsored by Hilcorp

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1:30pm

“Decade of Stability”

  • Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Revenue
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2:00pm

National Petroleum Council (NPC) Greenhouse Gas Report

  • Introduction by Alaska State Senator Bert Stedman, Alaska State Senator, member of NPC
  • Presentation by Janice Menke, ConocoPhillips
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2:30PM

Exhibit Hall Break  – sponsored by ICE Services, Inc.

Espresso Cart – sponsored by ASRC Energy Services

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3:00PM

“The Haul Road Looks at 50 & Beyond”

  • Moderator: Rebecca Logan, CEO, Alaska Support Industry Alliance
  • Panelists: Dave Haugen, Alaska Oil & Gas Historical Society Board Member, Kelly Droop, Pape Kenworth, Josh Norum, Sourdough Express, Greg Miller, Cruz Construction
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3:30PM

U.S. House of Representatives Candidate Forum – sponsored by Enstar Natural Gas Company

  • Moderator: Michelle Egan, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
  • Candidates Participating: U.S. Representative Mary Peltola & Mr. Nick Begich
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4:30PM

Closing Keynote/Fireside Chat – sponsored by Repsol

  • U.S Senator Lisa Murkowski
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4:40PM

AOGA Teacher Grant Presentation

  • Award winner: Catherine Taylor Walker, 2024 Dimond High School Winner
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4:45PM

Conference Reception – sponsored by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company 

  • Reception will include opportunity for book signing for Dave Haugen’s book, “One Man’s Pipeline: Surveying to Startup”
  • Alaska Oil and Gas Historical Society booth/Vern’s Court

2024 Conference Agenda — August 29, 2024

Schedule is tentative and subject to change

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8:00AM

Exhibit Hall Opens – sponsored by Hilcorp
Breakfast Buffet in Exhibit Hall
Morning Espresso Cart – sponsored by Delta Constructors

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9:00AM

Day Two Conference Welcoming – Governor Mike Dunleavy

Have “Unprecedented Politics” Become the Norm?

  • National Political Outlook & Perspective 
  • Moderated by Tara Sweeney, ConocoPhillips
  • Republican Viewpoint: Matt Rhoades, CGCN, Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign Manager
  • Democrat Viewpoint: Doug Sosnik, Brunswick Group President Clinton Senior Advisor
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9:45AM

Advocating on a National Stage – sponsorsed by SPL

  • Moderated by Andrew Parker, President, SPL
  • Panelists: Jeff Eshelman, President/CEO, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), Nikki Martin, President/CEO, EnerGeo Alliance, Tim Stewart, President, US Oil & Gas Association
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10:15AM

Exhibit Hall Break – sponsored by Hilcorp

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10:45AM

Artificial Intelligence – What is it & is it used in the industry?

  • Dr. Helena S. Wisniewski, UAA College of Business & Public Safety, Marion Porter Endowed Chair, Marketing, Management, Logistics and Business Analytics
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11:10AM

Developing Resources for Our State Today, Optimizing Financial Resources for Your Family Tomorrow

  • Retirement and investment strategies for those who work in oil and gas: Laura Bruce, Alaska Wealth Advisors
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11:30AM

Exhibit Hall Break – sponsored by Hilcorp

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12:00PM

Keynote Luncheon 

  • Contractor of the Year Presentation: Cruz Construction, Inc. – sponsored by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance
  • Keynote Address: Kevin Gallagher, Santos
  • Rising Star Award Presentation: Julianne Lamb, Santos
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1:00PM

Exhibit Hall Break 

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1:30PM

“10 Years Later – Did SB21 Really Work?”

  • Introducation: Lesil McGuire, 2024 Vote No on 2 Chair
  • Moderators: Joe Balash, former DNR Commissioner, Mike Pawlowski, former DOR Deputy Commissioner
  • Panelists: Leaders of the 2014 “No on 1” Campaigns, including: Jim Jansen, KEEP Alaska Competitive, Leslie Hajdukovich, “No on 1” Co-Chair, Linda Leary, “No on 1” Co-Chair, Governor Sean Parnell
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2:30PM

Exhibit Hall Break – sponsored by Hilcorp

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3:00PM

“Landowners, Shareholders & Partners” – sponsored by NMS

  • Moderator: Kim Reitmeir, ANSCA Regional Association
  • Panelists: Aaron Schutt, Doyon, Bridget Anderson, ASRC, Nagruk Narcharek, The VOICE of the Arctic Inupiat
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3:45PM

Marilyn Crockett Lifetime Achievement Award – Lisa Pekich, ConocoPhillips

 

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3:50PM

Catholic Social Services Charity Drive Ends

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4:00PM

Conference Adjourns

 

About AOGA

The Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) is a nonprofit, professional trade association whose mission is to foster the long-term viability of the oil and gas industry for the benefits of all Alaskans. We represent the majority of companies that are exploring, developing, producing, refining, or marketing oil and gas on the North Slope, in the Cook Inlet, and in the offshore areas of Alaska.